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  • Houston voice soars at NJ hometown funeral

    NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer

    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The best voices of a generation all paid tribute to her. But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houston's funeral was her own. The first notes of "I Will Always Love You," at the end of a 3 ½-hour remembrance of the pop superstar, played as her casket left the hometown church where she first wowed a congregation. AP Photo/Jason DeCrow Fans sing Whitney Houston songs as they gather a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church before the singer's funeral in Newark, N.J., Saturday. Her mo...

  • Swift, West live up to the hype at the VMAs

    NEKESA MUMBI MOODY,AP Music Writer

    AP Photo/Matt Sayles Lady Gaga, left, accepts the award for Video of the Year from Cher at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Justin Bieber poses in the press room with the award for Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Swift, West live up to the hype at the VMAs NEKESA MUMBI MOODY,AP Music Writer He derided himself as a jerk; she told him he wasn't as bad as his misdeeds. He gave a sarcastic ode to his boorish behavior; she sang...